Ticket holder



M. MACDONALD TICKET HOLDER March 25, 1930.

Filed Feb. 10, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Min/wk flacdona/d BY f, M

7 ATTORZY.

March 25, 1930. M. MACDONALD 1 Y 1,751,744

' TICKET HOLDER Filed Feb. 10, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lllllllllllllllllll- Illlllll'llllllIIIIl llllllflllll lllllllllllll- -IlllIlllllllllllllllllllll INVENTOR. Murdock lhcdaIzazU ATT EY.

Fatented Mar. 25, 193

MURDOCK MACDONALD, or CLEVELAND, OHIO TICKET HOLDER Application filed February 1o, 1927; Serial No. 167,146.

The present invention relates as indicated to t1ck et holders and refers moreparticularly to improvements in that type of ticket holder wherein a pad'of tickets are supported so that a portion of each ticket may be torn off and the remaining stub retained or concealed within the holder casing. Certain indicia, as the names of various streets or towns are printed on the tickets in duplicate parallel lines at each side of a line along which the passengers ticket is torn from the stub. Slidable fingers mounted on the holder casing present projections which extend onto the tickets and serve to produce indentations 1 in the torn edges of the tickets to designate tfhe extent of each passengers ride or paid are. t

This invention has for its object to improve the construction of the ticket holder so as to facilitate the operation thereof. One of the improvements consists of forming at the tearing edge a projecting knife which is adapted to lie closely on the top of the ticket. The form of the casing itself is also improved in that the front edge thereof is shaped so as not to impede the tearing action. Another improvement resides in the construction of the indicating or notching fingers.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the vclaims. v

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig.2 is a plan view of the improved ticket showing the passengers ticket separated from the stub; Fig. 3 is a rear-elevational view of the 5 present device; Fig. t'is a cross-sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 3 Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating a step in the operation of the present device; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view taken through the front edge of the casmg.

PATENT The embodiment of invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings com prises a rectangular box-like structure *lQ which is made of hollow cross-section and has one side 11, preferably the under side, op en to receive the stub edge vof apadoftickets therein. This open side as shown in Figs. 3', 4 and 5 is closed by a cover 12 hinged to -the casing at 13. The cover is formed oftwo sections 14 and 15 hinged together attheirad. joining edges as at 16, and is provided with means as inwardly projecting studsli'lfi. for the attachment of the ticket pad .18, thelatter providing adjacentone edge, holes 19 which engage over the studs lT As seen in Fig. 4:, one or more of the studs 17 may be notched at 20 and a' springjmem-l ber 21 attached at one end to thejcover or casing utilized to removably hold'the ticket pad tothe cover; 12. Springs QQYmou nted on the hinge pin 13 are employed to keep the po ra tion 14 ofthe cover pressed outwardly while springs 23- carried by pin 24 at the hinged edges 16 tend to keep the coversection ,15 pressed toward the casing; As is usual in this type of device, the pad of ticketsis projected externally. of the casing and is confined be:

a. number of tween the cover and the lower front or tear:

ing edge 25 of the casing.

In operation, the fingers 25 areset to dicate the'proper designzttionsflupon the uppermost ticket which is then, torn off, leav ing the stub portion withinthe casing an'd under the cutting edge. edge I of the: stubs so that the ;succe edi. I.1"g ticket-s may betorn clean, the; cover is pressed inwardly of the casing.

wardly of the casing. In normal position the tickets arebent slightly-about-the hinged portion 16 of the cover and the stub,.whe n freed, will straighten out and resume-a position above the level of, the cutting edge. {To further aid in retainingstubs within-the casing, the interior of the front side thereof is tapered outwardly from the bottom to -top as at 27. i In my present illustrated device,,the has; ing is formed in one piece and to thefron't To free the cutting This-operation as.

seen in Fig. 5 draws the stuhgfromberieath the cutting edge and permits it tornQve-im edge 30 thereof is secured a plate 31 which closely conforms to the shape of the casing. At the lower edge of plate 31 is provided a bent portion 32 which extends downwardly from the casing and serves as a knife or cutting edge along which the tickets are torn. As illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, it will be seen that the casing and. plate 31 are so formed that the ticket when torn from the pad will not engage the surface of such plate 31, or, as described hereinafter, the indicating slides; This may be determined by drawing a perpendicular line from the surface of the ticket pad at a point along the cutting edge of projection 32. By this con struction it is found that the present holder is a considerable improvement over previous types wherein the ticket in the tearing operation engaged the front of the casing and the indicating slides which caused an uneven tear. It has also been found that, by forming the plate and cutting edge of Monel metal, the life thereof is increased.

The fingers 125 hereinbefore referred to comprise narrow metallic members which are shaped at their respective intermediate portions to conform to the outer surface of thejplate 31 along which they are moved in operation, the lower portions 33 thereof terminating closely adjacent the upperedge of the cutting plate 32. This lower edge 33 of each; finger 25 is bent downwardly and formed into V-shape, as at"34,' so that the same projects beyond such cutting edge. The upper ends 35 of fingers 25 are received in recesses 36 provided in the under side of slides 37. These slides 37' are mounted to move parallel with the cutting edge upon a rod 38 mounted at its ends in suitable projections 39 provided on the casing. The slides 37 and rod 38 are mounted'on a stepped portion 59 at the upper front edge of the casing so as to be out of. the plane of tearing of the ticket. Also carried by the slides 37 are springs 40 each having its one end 41 engaging with its slide and its other end 42 engaging with the adjacent surface of the plate 31, thus exerting a radial pressure upon h the various slides. This pressureis found to maintain the fingers 25 in close-contact with the plate 31 and to present the Ved portions 34 in direct contact with the ticket pad even though the fingers or plate 31 might become worn from continued use. This construction insures a moreregular series of indentations or notches in the tickets when'torn from the pad. The springs 40 also serve to frictionally hold fingers in adjusted position.

In Fig. 3 isillustra'ted a simplified type of locking mechanismfor the cover 12 in which form is provided a pair of slides 45, 46 operable in a recessed groove 47 extending longitudinally of the cover section 14. The ends of these slides are adapted in one position to engage under a shoulder 48 provided at each side of the casing to lock the cover in closed position. On the exterior of said cover are provided manually operated projections 49 which are connected through slots in the cover to the slides 45 and 46, and may be operated by merely engaging same between thumb and fingers. A singlespring 50 re-. tained in a recessed portion of the cover is employed to keep the slides 45 and 46 normally pressed into locking position. The Whole of this mechanism is enclosed in a housing 60 secured to the cover section 14, and formed with slots 61 for the accommodation of the projections 49.

Referring to'F there is shown an improved ticket adapted for use with the present novel device or with similar types of ticket holders. As is general in this class of tickets, there are printed on the surface thereof, duplicate seriesof names or the like'and the ticket is intended to be severed along a line dividing these two series of names. In addition the ticket is supposed to be indented by the fingers 25 to designate the extent of the passengers ride or paid fare. In general use it has been found that the existing tickets of the presentclass have been satisfactory'in their service as long as the conductor or operator has manipulated the ticket holder in proper manner. However, with such pre Vious tickets it was easily possible for the operator to first tear ofl the passengers ticket along a line removed from the intended line of tearing and to thereafter reset the indicating fingers to show a shorter ride and to then tear off the balance of ticket along such intended line. This condition was made quite possible as it would be very impractical for a company issuing a great number of tickets to carefully check the exact width of the passengers tickets turnedin. The present invention contemplates providing an improved ticket which may be checked at a glance to determine its validity; that is, if tickets are manipulated in the unauthorized manner suggested above the auditor upon receipt of the passengers'ticket will recognize that such as been improperly issued.

To accomplish the desired result. I- provide on the-face of the tickets a narrow blackened or colored area which extends between the two series of names. As seen in Fig. 2, this area 55 is on the line of intended tear and the greater portionthereof will remain on the passengers ticket with the various indentations 56 clearly distinguishable therein. Obviously it would be a very easy matter to pick out tickets which did not include this black enedarea. It is'also found that the portion of the ticket removed by the fingers 25, that remains intact with the stub, is also of considerable advantage in checking up the extent of travel on each ticket. w

Other modes of applying theprinciple of my invention may beemployed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of thefollowing claims or the equivalent of such stated means be em- 5 ployed. I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1. In a ticket holder, the combination of a boX-like casing open at one side, pad-holding means hinged to one edge of such open side, means adapted to maintain said padholding means pressed toward the other edge of such open side, and a metallic plate secured to and embracing saidcasing contiguous to said last-named casing edge, said plate being formed of Monel metal and being bent outwardly to provide a cutting edge adjacent said pad-holding means. V

2. In a ticket holder, the combination of a box-like casing open at one side, pad-holding means hinged to one edge of such open side, means adapted to maintain said pad-holding means pressed toward the other edge of such open side, a cutting blade secured to the easing at the lower edge of said last-named open side edge, indicating fingers movable parallel with and having the lower ends thereof terminating adjacent the upper surface of said cutting blade, said fingers being adapted to mark the tickets when torn along said blade, means for slidably mounting the upper ends of said fingers on the casing out of the tearing plane of such tickets, and springs engaging said fingers to keep the lower ends thereof pressed toward said casing. 3. In a ticket holder, the combination of a casing, a ticket pad-holder in said casing, a cutting edge on said casing along which said tickets are adapted to be torn, means for maintaining said pad in engagement with said cutting edge, indicating fingers movable along such edge and adapted to mark such tickets when torn ofi, and springs mounted at the upper ends of said fingers adapted to keep the lower ends thereof in engagement with said tickets.

4. In a ticket holder, the combination with a box-like casing open at one side, a plate hinged to one edge of such open side and a second plate hinged to said first-named plate, and means pressing said second plate toward the outer edge of such open side of said casing, of means adapted to lock said first-named plate in substantially the plane of such open side of the casing, said locking means comprising a pair of sliding members carried by the first-named plate and adapted to engage with the sides of said casing, means connected to each of said sliding members and extending externally of said plate, and a single spring acting to press such members normally into locking position.

S7igned by me this 31st dayof January, 192 MURDOCK MACDONALD. 

